Pregame festivities include tributes to the 1963 and 1988 World Series Championships, on their 50th and 25th anniversaries (*cries*), a performance by Blue Man Group, the traditional flag presentation, and a video highlighting the history of the Opening Day first pitch. The person throwing out the first pitch hasn't been announced at the time of this writing, but the buzz on Twitter is that it's Sandy Koufax. (*cries again*)

Coming back from commercial break, they now play a soundbite of Charley Steiner saying, "And now back to Vin Scully in the Mercedes-Benz Broadcast Booth." This was followed immediately by "Harlem Shake" playing under Vin.